Nick Posford

My one solace is that I believe (hope) in 100 years, students writing about history will debate which of the tech bros, Trump, Musk or Farage were most responsible for the destruction of societal norms. All of them will be villains of history. I have to believe that because the alternative is v grim

A Pope who is more forward thinking than many predecessors (that's not saying much, though!) and a woman as archbishop of Canterbury, maybe the journey to enlightenment isn't quite destroyed by Trump and the fascists just yet....

I'm an atheist and brought up as a Catholic (or rather brought up by Catholics, as unpleasant as it was), but I'm pleased to see some modernity in the CofE, albeit super sceptical as I am of religion and a state backed church.

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Adopt a rescue. Genuinely the best thing anyone can do. Especially if they're a lurcher! Such lovely characters and they deserve happiness. These two - Rogue and Whisper - are my life's purpose, and I'll always be grateful to have them! Xx

Warms my heart to see the audience response to Billy's points, I do not think Reform remotely represent the majority opinion in the UK, as much as many media organisations try to make it so.

The pub just down the road from me is small but loved by locals. It's a community hub, run by a great landlady who cares and constantly does great things for the community, hosts different events that bring us together, and takes no shit! It's one reason I love where I live.

I remember going on holiday with a family whose son was a complete spoilt brat, tediously egotistical, boasting about everything. It was memorable for all the worst reasons. He now works for a charity so must have improved as he grew up. Whereas the President of the United States is still a child.

Indeed, the unacceptability of political violence is reinforced, that even open racists and bigots should not be murdered for political ends. Free speech advocate, open racist and bigot Charlie Kirk never resiled from being himself, why is he being portrayed differently after his horrific death?

The toxic internet may turn out to be the most consequential event in history. Encouraging the worst aspects of human nature, plus bots and trolls affecting elections and then leading to the resurgence of far right fascism. And STILL the UK govt seems to do nothing about X. That is unacceptable.

Democrats: 'but let's not get too heavy in our response'

My memories as a teenager in the eighties was a fear of nuclear armageddon, but I would have struggled to envisage that it would come not from a nuclear war but because a way oversensitive stupid celebrity decided to destroy his opponents and everything else because he couldn't bear not being liked.

Even more bizarre is that the 'greatest democracy in the world' elected a toddler that turned out because of (abuse of) the power of the position to create more evil and hate and foreign policy disasters than more traditional dictator states.

We all thought the Terminator would come through a time wormhole but actually all it took was a small screen that transfixed us as the world decayed (and I'm not ruling out apocalyptic nuclear war as the way it ends...)

If dogs were mafia bosses... "Don't mess with me mofo, or you'll be buried in cement!!"

Is there an email to contact you on? I think we (UK Evaluation Society) could be interested in offering a virtual event next year linked to your book. You can email me on nick.posford@evaluation.org.uk if you prefer. Diolch.

Returning home. Where my heart is. And my two besties!

This is a lovely article, well worth all of two minutes of your time. Have just told my friend that he's my copemate!

"We are going to have to live here with each other" is one of the most revealing things he could have said, because it ignores the fact that many people in America have had to live in the same streets and towns as those who dehumanise them - and to accept that grim reality - for their entire lives.

If only all policies were based on evidence of what works (and indeed if only all policies had to include evaluation to show what works), the world would be a better place and we at the UK Evaluation Society would be happy!

Can't help thinking the biggest contribution to UK policy and world peace would be for the king to turn to Trump at the end of everything and tell him that he (Charles), his wife, his mother the previous Queen and his whole family think Trump has no class, tacky taste & they consider him an asshole.

Absolutely love this. I'm no longer a Londoner but I loved the time I spent there and its diversity is not just a strength but it's what makes London London. Wherever you're from, London can - and should always - be your home if you want it to be. AND everywhere else in the UK.

Absolute cuties!!

Undoubtedly in the way that Hitler was in the twentieth, what should disturb everyone is Trump is happy if he is also recognised as the same as Hitler. We have more than three years to go and there's every chance he'll start a world war, too.

Which is why ultimately all fascist regimes fail. Because people end up preferring to fight for the resistance, because death is preferable to the banality of minutes, hours, days, months, years of DULL DULL existence.

Everyone becomes an automaton. Existing but not living.

The economy tanks so everyone but the ruling elite have nothing beyond basics. Holidays are nonexistent, at best you go to a re-education camp and get dull phrases drilled into you.

The public spaces become dominated by statues and banners honouring the great leader, history gets deleted, so the past becomes grey and vague.

No art and culture, no diversity of food, of music, of drinks, of entertainment. Your conversations are monitored so you can't discuss anything other than how great the Fuhrer / Trump is. Anyone you speak to could tell on you if you have wrongthoughts.

Just a reminder that life under fascism is first and foremost, immoral, violent and abusive. But for those who are not killed, it's also incredibly dull. It's so dull it's not even two dimensional. No variety in anything.